Up-and-coming New York fashion designer Emily Edmonds is unsuccessful in her attempt to commit suicide and end her depression and inability to cope with her fiance' Mark's tragic accidental death--the second major loss of a loved one in her life, her mother having abandoned her family to pursue a singing career when Emily was 6. To this day Emily regrets an incident on her 16th birthday in which she could have--but didn't--reconnect with her mother. Feeling well enough in her lengthy physical and emotional recovery, Emily is eventually able to credit her best friend, attorney Gillian Stewart, and her assigned psychiatrist, Dr. Rachel Thorne, in saving her life. That recovery includes taking a chance on dating again, and her first date is with Ian Brock, a new work colleague. As her life gets back on track--at a glacier's pace--she is convinced to break professional ties with Dr. Thorne after being in therapy with her for over a year, and place her therapy in the hands of another psychiatrist. With her life going reasonably well, including her relationship with Ian, Emily slowly begins to believe that Dr. Thorne is stalking her. Or is Emily truly struggling in her emotional recovery--and being the one who is stalking Dr. Thorne?
—Huggo